limiting
/lˈɪmətɪŋ/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- restricting the scope or freedom of action
- strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
“the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause”
noun
- the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
Synonyms for limiting
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